Human Population Test Review Answers

AP Environmental Science Human Population Dynamics released AP questions (1999, 2003, 200! Name: _________________________________________________  Questions 1-3 refer to the table below, which shows population, area, and energy use of several countries. (ountry

opulation *!illions)

 Australia angladesh China Ethiopia India United States

+,)+00 +'/,3 -1 +'111 411

'ppro+i!ate $otal and 'rea *!illion ! 2) .)/ 1)+0 ,)2 +)+/ 4)/, ,)24

$otal $otal 'nnual lectricity /sage *1010 h) // +)2 +31 1)/1 21 011

1) The country with the highest population density is a.  Australia b. Bangladesh c. China d. Ethiopia e. India 2) The country with a population about three times that of the United States is a.  Australia b. angladesh c. China d. Ethiopia e. India 3) !hich of the following practices would ha"e the biggest impact on achie"ing global sustainability# sustainability# a. $ecycling aluminum cans b. Using fuel%efficient "ehicles c. $eplanting deforested areas d. educing hu!an population si"e e. &e"eloping ecotourism "enues #)  As a country goes through through the demographic transition' the greatest rate of population growth growth ta(es place during which phase# a. The preindustrial b. The pretransitional c. $he transitional d. The industrial e. The postindustrial %) !hich of the following is a true statement about the total fertility of a society# a. The total fertility of a society is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate) b. The total fertility fertility of a society is the number of children necessary for a couple to replace themsel"es in the ne*t generation) c. The total fertility rate of a society is positi"ely correlated with the a"erage education of women) d. The total fertility rate of a society is negati"ely correlated with the number of women of child%bearing age) e. $he total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the de!ographic de!ographic transition. &) !hich of the following is the best description of a population that has a stable age distribution# a.  A large population that that is growing at a constant rate b.  A large population with with a negati"e growth growth rate c.  A population that is in the early stages stages of logistic population growth growth d. ' growing population in which the proportions of individuals in the different age classes re!ain constant

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 A small population that has not yet achie"ed e*ponential growth

) !hich of the following is generally true of 5%strategist species as compared to r%strategist species# a. They reach se*ual maturity earlier) b. They ha"e more young) c. They are more li(ely to be in"asi"e species) d. $hey have longer life spans) e. Their population cycles are more rapid) ) It has recently been estimated that the growth in world population has slowed in the past decade) &espite this trend' en"ironmentalists remain concerned about the en"ironmental impact of world population' principally because a. the standard of living is increasing in !any developing countries, leading to an increased per capita use of natural resources b. people are li"ing longer in d e"eloped nations' putting a strain on the economies of those countries c. life e*pectancy is still decreasing in Africa due to AI&S d. the standard of li"ing is poor in many de"eloping countries' leading to a great deal of depri"ation and suffering e. fertility is falling due to e*posure to e ndocrine disruptors released into the en"ironment 4) 6actors contributing to the rise in world hunger include all of the following E7CE8T a. une9ual distribution of a"ailable food supplies b. loss or decline in arable land c. increasing rate of population growth d. increasing po"erty in de"eloping countries e. increasing consu!ption of vegetable protein in place of !eat protein

Question 10-12 refer to the figure below. ', B, ( and 5 represent population growth curves,  represents the carrying capacity.

10) $epresents the ma*imum number of indi"iduals that can be supported by a particular ecosystem on a long%term basis  11) $epresents the biotic potential of the species '

12) $epresents the growth of a population predicted by the logistic model (

13) If a city of population +1'111 e*periences +11 births' 01 deaths' +1 immigrants' and 41 emigrants in the course of a year' what is its net annual percentage growth rate# a. 0.#6 b. 1). c. +)1 d. 0)1 e. .)1

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1#) A country with an age distribution li(e that shown in the figure abo"e' is most li(ely a country that a. is e*periencing rapid growth b. is e+periencing slow or no population growth c. is e*periencing a high death rate d. has 01 of the population under age +3 e. is a less%de"eloped country 1%) The current global human population is about 2)+ billion and is growing at an annual rate of +)43 percent) If world population were to grow at this rate for the ne*t year' appro*imately how many people would be added# a. . 7 +13 b. . 7 +12 c.  7 10 d. . 7 +1. e. . 7 +1, . 7 +12 6,100,000,000

x .0135 = 82,350,000 people added

1&) If the population of a country grows at a rate of appro*imately 3 percent per year' the number of years re9uired for the population to double is closest to a. 3 years b. +1 years c. 1% years d. /3 years e. 43 years 1) The increase in the si;e of Earthimmigration and decreased warfare d. New methods of birth control and decreased warfare e. Increased education for women and the de"elopment of new pesticides 1) !hich of the following is a true statement about replacement%le"el fertility# a. It e9uals the a"erage number of children a woman will gi"e birth to during her child%bearing years) b. It e9uals the annual number of li"e births per +'111 people in a population) c. It e9uals the natural increase of a population in one year) d. It is found by subtracting the number of emigrants from the n umber of immigrants in one year) e. It is greater in countries with high infant-!ortality rates than in countries with low infant-!ortality rates.

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